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Reversible Infant Supporting Apparatus

a technology for supporting devices and infants, which is applied in the field of infant supporting devices, can solve the problems of not being able to use the bassinet in the play yard, unable to use the bassinet at the same time, and the aforementioned accessories are not able to be used independently as standalone devices

Active Publication Date: 2014-07-31
WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
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Benefits of technology

The infant supporting apparatus is a reversible support for infants that can be placed on either side. It has two opposite bearing surfaces that can be raised upward for a child. Additionally, there is a side panel that can expand to increase the depth of the first bearing surface in one configuration and can be collapsed in another configuration. This makes the apparatus more versatile and allows for different uses.

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, these accessories are conventionally designed to be attached to the top rails of the play yard.
Because the top rails offer a limited space for attachment, it may be difficult to use all of the accessories at the same time.
For example, both the napper station and diaper changing station usually make it impossible to use the bassinet in the play yard.
Moreover, the conventional design of the aforementioned accessories does not allow to use them independently as standalone devices.

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[0025]FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating one embodiment of an infant supporting apparatus 100, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic views illustrating a frame structure of the infant supporting apparatus 100. The infant supporting apparatus 100 can include a frame structure 102, and an infant resting support 104 coupled with the frame structure 102. The frame structure 102 can include a leg frame 106, a support frame portion 108 and an offset frame portion 110. The leg frame 106 can stand on a ground surface, and the infant resting support 104 can be suspended from the support frame 108 to receive the placement of a child thereon.

[0026]The leg frame 106 can include two spaced-apart legs 112 and 114, each of which can be formed by one or more tube segment. Each of the legs 112 and 114 can include a divergent structure 116. Lower portions of the legs 112 and 114 and the divergent structures 116 can form foot portions 120 that can rest against a ground surface. For improving stabilit...

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Abstract

An infant supporting apparatus includes a leg frame, a support frame portion connected with the leg frame via a rotary joint, a reversible infant resting support suspended from the support frame portion and having a first and a second bearing surface, an offset frame portion, and a side panel connected with the support frame portion and the offset frame portion. The support frame portion can rotate relative to the leg frame to position the first or second bearing surface upward for placement of a child thereon. The infant resting support is adjustable relative to the side panel between a first and a second state. The first bearing surface faces upward and the side panel expands above the infant resting support in the first state, and the second bearing surface faces upward and the side panel is in a collapsed position relative to the infant resting support in the second state.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 849,566 filed on Jan. 29, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to infant supporting apparatuses that can be used in combination with a play yard.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Portable play yards currently available on the market are usually sold with a variety of accessories such as a removable diaper changing station, napper station and bassinet. Unfortunately, these accessories are conventionally designed to be attached to the top rails of the play yard. Because the top rails offer a limited space for attachment, it may be difficult to use all of the accessories at the same time. For example, both the napper station and diaper changing station usually make it impossible to use the bassinet in the play yard. Moreover, the conventional design of the aforementio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47D7/01
CPCA47D7/01A47D9/012A47D9/016A47D9/00
Inventor HORST, ANDREW J.R.HARTENSTINE, CURTIS M.MILLER, RYAN N.
Owner WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG